The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 27, 1952, Page 3

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| al Citizen Staff Photo PRETTY GLORIA MUNIZ is being sponsored by The Elks Club as a contestant in the July 5th American Legion Beauty Con- test. Miss Muniz is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Muniz, 730 United Street. The above picture was taken at Rose Crest swimming pool on South street. iisiiiee Legion To Sponsor Beauty Contest On July 5 July 4 Activities Include Dance And oP, ” ole Real” Polities MANILA (® — Politics, Filipino | style, has “a flavor of disarming frankness. The House Thursday night voted ja 45 million doilar public works | bill. President Elpidio Quirino, the | House speaker and Senate presi- dent each were granted $500,000 io allot as they see fit. Each con- gressman and senator was given a $125,000 slice to spend in their respective districts. No one quite knows where the money is coming from. They do | know that this is a year when the Presdient, all congressmen and nine senators must stand for re- election Fireworks Display Department Commander Frank Falsone of Tampa will official visit to Arthur Post No. 28 — American Legion — at its regular meeting on July 23, Post Commander Vance C. Stirrup announced today. During the regular meeting on pay an Sawyer | Wednesday evening, delegates to represent the Post at the 10th District Constitutional Confer ence be hold at Marathon Sunday, June 29th, were che Those selected were: Vance Stirrup; Bethel P. Johnson; Delgado; Anthony Ule Martinez; Harry J. Metzger son Stephens; A Jr; and James F. ing the Commander, Dist teemen and delega tional Convention will be ed Final nominat were received ‘FIRING PISTOL (Continued From Page One) fined five dollars for having no | drivers’ license Jack Hawkins of Miami was re-| leased from jail where he has been | since Saturday on a no drivers’ li cense charge. Patrolman Wilder said that Hawkins had been drink Following the Judge's release | | s to the annua ing tion is scheduled for July 9th. | of Hawkins, Wilder said that if he 1952. wants a job he knows of one in Mi) An elaborate program for ami. Hawkins said that he had a! Mississippi lheense, but that he had observance was announced. The sche left it in another shirt. is as foliows ceigeicsiea uaa ss July 4th 3 pn BRITISH MAGAZINE children Presenta refreshments fo 9 p.m., Civic Award tion. 9:15 p.m, Fireworks Disp! Continued From Page One) s (420 mulion dollars) nearly al to our entire exports to the 10:00 p.m., Free Dance ' ae soe July Sth 9 pm, Bathing ¢ conclude 7 : ian It is clearly certain that we Beauty C Eee = are going to have to live with these cp epee Tate goddam Yanks — and very likely Legion Home on Stock L w e lie v P w prese we aa Monroe County Board of Com} 1, of glacial origin fre ' America® Gently carry rocks and earth for th unpie considerable distance across the 4th at 1¢ a he sea as they float with ocean cur & EW “* rent and winds Commiss 8 2 SOB be held at Marathon on Sun ‘ a aptain Delgado urges all voted for the Quarterback Dr. J. A. Valdes Speciaiizing in Eye Examination and Visual Training COMPLETE SERVICE ON DUPLICATION of LENSES 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY We Use Bausch and Lomb Products Exclusively “4 Hour Service On Amy Eye Glass Prescription OFFICE HOURS: $re IRA mM 25 Pom ADORESS 619 Owval St Across trem Beachcomber One Fight Up TELEPHONE Rewdence 7 OMe BI of Southern Democrats were work- | ing today to build a stop - Harri- man roadblock in case President Truman should throw his support | Wet Progress was apparent today behind Averell Harriman for the in the stock market. Democratic presidential tion. of the mutual security administra- up widespread backing in many | bit past a point, and a great num- }of Oklahoma [Dixie Democrats Plan Stop-Harriman Move In Case Truman Backs New York Financier ik ch x ke & ‘Today's Stock Market NE WYORK — An air of zk Kk Slaps At Southerners By Calling Them “Men Masquerading As Democrats” By JACK BELL WASHINGTON #— A number | nomina-| The advance didn’t go very far but it was well spread out in the list, and losses were small and tor very seriously — although Har- | Scattered. riman himself says he is building| Gains went from fractions to a They don’t take the candidacy ber of leaders traded unchanged. | The steel division, mostly un- 4 changed, was enlivened by the sale acre eee Sen. Richard ' of a huge block of 25,000 shares ‘i | of U. S. Steel off % at 39. Shortly sounding out backers of other pres- is idential sspiran’s with the idea of | ‘efeafter the tape recorded blocks 8 of 2,500 and 5,800 shares both at holding the line against Harriman 4 pa é if he suddenly should get the sup- 39. Later Big Steel traded with a parts of the country. All the sam , | the Dixie Democrats don’t want to take any chances. plus sign, port of Mr. Suman eltonth Motors too, were mostly un- That Support won't cn: changed, as .were oils. ing, most politicians agree unless Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois eliminates himself finally from the presidential contest. Stevenson has said he couldn’t accept a pres. | Higher stocks included Goodrich, Sears Roebuck, Douglas Aircraft, General Electric, Illinois Central and Johns-Manville. Stocks in the curb market were is24 ai “safesnypualey mae sai irregularly higher. Among gainers tari are convinced he could | were Colonial Airlines, Gosden Pe- ;troleum, U. S. Radiator and Vene- zuelan Petroleum. Lower were |Standard Power & Light and Ray- theon. Corporate bonds were a little higher. U. S. governments were steady in the over the counter market. Harriman has been campaigning for the nomination on an all - out New Deal and Fair Deal program He has kicked the Dixie contin gent in the shins by calling for a Fair Employment Practices Com mission (FEPC) with power to en force rulings against job discrim- ination against Negroes and other minorities. He has slapped at the Southern ers as “men masquerading as Democrats” in Congress. And he has added that he does not care whether the Southerners bolt the ticket. Most politicians have expressed doubt there will be any effective bolt by the South this year unless Mr. Truman should be the candi. | date — and he has said repeatedly $5 More Proposed ‘For S. S. Benefit WASHINGTON (# — A bill giving {at least $5 a month more to all persons receiving Social Security benefits appeared near final pas- | Sage today Senate night approval Wednesday | sent it to a Senate-House he won't be. jconference for adjusting differ- | But from all the signs, Harriman |ences between the two houses’ | is rapidly talking himself into the | bills. This is expected to be com- pleted before Congress recesses or | adjourns next week The Senate added 240 million dollars to the annual cost of the bill by voting to raise payments {to the states for aiding the needy aged, the blind and the disabled An amendment offered by Majori ty Leader McFarland (D.-Ariz.) would raise these individual pay ments $5 4a month. In addition payments for dependent children would go up $3 a month The House bill applied only to the part of Social Se curity anced by payroll deduc tions and employer contributions. It i yments to an estimated million persons. by | an of $6 a month. | same position as Mr. Truman so far as a prospective revolt goes On the other hand, most of the Southerners seem willing to take Stevenson although they might pre fer Vice President Barkley Barkley is playing a waiting game and his friends actually fear only the possible candidacy of Stevenson. They say that if Bark ley were 10 years younger he is 75 — they wouldn't fear Steven son or anybody else As evidence of Barkle sible strength, Sen. Rot told a Tegards the vice preside &reatest threat to r Pirations for the Democrs ination. insurance he the 4 1 average JESUS CHRIST Can Turn your life rightside up YOUTH FOR CHRIST 729 Fleming Street EVERY SATURDAY SPECIALS UNPAINTED FURNITURE Garden Hose 25’ $ 3.69 Nails Common 15c lb. Gloss Paint (Colors 4.00 gal. 1.98 2.98 15.95 7:30 P.M. White Outside Paint gal. 10” Westinghouse Fan 30 Gal. Electric Heater T.T. 10Yr. Guarantee 42” Sink and Cabinet With Fittings Key We E Ta 110.00 116.95 st Supply Co. 21) SIMONTON S18 ELEPHONE 378 e many communities starting Sept. 30. ss # & & | Administration Forces Try To Retain Gov't Controls WASHINGTON (-—- Administra- ion forces threw ail their strength today behind a last-gasp effort to keep prices and wages under gov- ernment control. A committee of senators and | House members was called into! session behind closed doors to draft | a final controls bill after the House |voted, 211 to 185, to: 1, Wipe out just about all Price controls at midnight next Monday. 2. End rent controls in a great 1 { Time was short. Unless the con- ferees agree on controls legisla- tion acceptable to both the Senate and the House, and unless both houses pass the final bill, all con- trols expire Monday midnight. | They may expire then anyway. President Truman may not sign the bill Congress sends him. | The House bill, while ending! price and rent controls, would keep | most wage ceilings in force. It differs greatly from the Sen-! ate’s bill, which would keep price | jand wage controls — as well as ‘allocate rent controls — in existence. \ And Sen. Maybank (D.-S. C.),| heading the Senate conferees, went | into the session with the House | delegates in no mood to back down | from the Senate’s position. About the only area of general agreement between the Senate and jare adjusted. KENDALL RESIDENT Fridsy, June 27, 1952 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN (Continued From Page One) ‘Up to 18% is legal in Florida for | cipated in bidding on tax certi- eae acca rates, ficates in the past. The aeneail "As en example of this proce- |feling amongst local residents | dure take an hypothetical case of 8 that they might find them-| taxes that amount to $10. One selves caught in the same posi-| bidder offering to buy such a tion some day and won't be able certificate may indicate that he|‘° Pay their taxes. This fear is will pay the $10 plus 15% to the | Natural for a town that Aas suf- | owner ‘upon redemption. fered the economic hardships and | Another bidcer will follow the | Privations such as Key West has same procedure but only bid |¢xPerienced. Oe | 10% interest or even zero per-| If Harrill is successful in get- cent. In such cases, the certifi-|ting the deed he seeks, there is/ cate goes to the person who/|€¢very likelihood that delinquent charges the lowest interest rate. taxes will be taken care of more} This is done to protect the prop- : Bid On Snowplows RICHMOND. Va perature re. 1 103 de Richmond of the State snowplows. ¥ } i promptly At least the & linquer erty owner. “Almost every tax law,” says Archie Roberts, “is so designed | that it favors property owners as | muc* as possible.” Public Sentiment Few Key Westers have parti- the House, as expressed in their | separately passed bills, is that| President Truman should try to} halt the 26-day-old steel strike | with a Taft-Hartley law ac-| tion. This would ban a strike for ) 80 days. Both Senate and House voted to! “request President Truman to use this provision. He says he is considering it but can’t be forced | by Congress to invoke it. | There is general agreement be- | tween the two branches, too, on continuance of present powers to and put priorities on searce materials. | But from there on, there is sharp | disagreement. 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